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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People in DC will continue to shop elsewhere, further reducing DC's tax base and ability to provide basic municipal services. It's a vicious cycle. WalMart isn't some great benevolent entity, but they are someone [b]willing to invest lots of $,[/b] employ lots of people (albeit not at first year associate wages), and provide needed taxes and development in poorer communities.
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What? the problem is that Wal-mart ends up costing municipalities due to the fact that their employees end up relying on social services because of their low wages and terrible benefits. [/quote]

Right now DC picks up 100% of the future employees costs...yes, maybe WalMart doesn't pay enough to get everyone off of the entire public dole, but it's a start, no? It's not like the people WalMart employs suddenly spring up out of nowhere. And the rising tide lifts all...the sales and property taxes paid by WalMart help offset the continued implied subsidies the city will pay.[/quote]

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